Congress is confident of winning election
but ?
Despite all odds, top Congress leaders are sure that the Party will
get 150 Lok Sabha seats to head the next Government. If a survey of
the whispersinthecorridors .com from bureaucrats across the country
is to be believed the Congress and the BJP will get less than 100 seats.

Advani gives Monsoon shower to the Congress
Party !
May 31st proved to be a special day for Gadkari led BJP (post Mumbai
executive) albeit in a different manner. For the BJP it was an occasion
to mark its might against UPA-II in the name of 'Bharat bund' called
in the wake of recent petrol price hike.

Amidst protest rallies across the country L. K. Advani's blog came
as a monsoon shower for the Congress party. It seemed a move of the
architect of phenomenal 'rath-yatra' (which took BJP from pathways to
the parliament in 1989) which overshadowed the bund.

Advocating the need for introspection Advani's blog "BJP: A hub
of hope" spoke louder about the lack of hope within the party.
Citing to the whole lot of lapses right from the inclusion of UP's tainted
minister in the BJP to Karnataka crisis and coalition initiative in
Jharkhand Advani put a question- mark on Gadkari's leadership. Advani
by raising questions on Gadkari and praising Sushma and Jaitley warned
that Modi's and Gadkari's joint endeavour claiming supremacy over the
party will worsen the affair.

BUREAUCRACY

Justice Lokur appointed Judge SCChief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
Justice M B Lokur has been appointed Judge of the Supreme Court.
(We said this on January 21 and again on May 7)

Banthia appointed new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra
Jayant Kumar Banthia has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.
He is 1977 batch IAS officer. Banthia will succeed R Y Gaikwad who retired
on May 31.(We said this on May 29)

D K Mehrotra takes over as full-fledged Chairman
of LIC
D K Mehrotra has taken over as full-fledged Chairman of Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC). He was serving as In-charge Chairman, LIC
since May 26, 2011. It may be mentioned that Mehrotra has been associated
with state-run Corporation since 1977. He was taking care of foreign
operation as Executive Director (ED) before he became Managing Director
(MD) in 2005. In his career spanning over three and a half decade, Mehrotra
has occupied several pivotal positions in three zones and the corporate
office.

Pachuau is new DGP of Karnataka
DGP Mizoram Lalrokhuma Pachuau has been appointed new DGP of Karnataka.
1977 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre Pachau was on inter-cadre
deputation to Mizoram.(We said this on May 2)

No to splitting of post of CMD in FCI
As the grapevine has it, the post of Chairman & Managing Director
(CMD) of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is not being split now
as the related proposal has been turned down.

Siraj Hussain to be Additional Secretary Agriculture
Appointment order of Siraj Hussain being appointed as Additional Secretary
Agriculture has reportedly been issued. Presently, he is Chairman of
the Food Corporation of India (FCI). He is an Uttar Pradesh cadre officer
of 1979 batch.

Why Alok Perti appointed Advisor Coal?
Mystery shrouds the appointment of outgoing Secretary Coal Alok Perti
as Advisor Coal in the Government of India for a period of three months.
He is retired 1977 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Deepak Kumar to join as Joint Secretary, Food
soon
Deepak Kumar who on central deputation had been appointed Food will
be assuming charge shortly. He is an Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer
of the1990 batch.

PESB Chairman gets three months extension
Chewang Phunsog Chairman Public Enterprises Selction Board (PESB) Government
of India has been given three months extension. He is a retired 1972
batch IAS officer of J & K.

A Ranjan is now Special DG BSF in Headquarters
Arbind Ranjan, Special DG,Border Security Force( BSF), Kolkata, has
been transferred as SDG, BSF Head Quarters, New Delhi. He is a Kerala
cadre IPS officer of 1977 batch.

Nand Kishore is now IG (Pers) in BSF
Nand Kishore, IG (Prov.), Border Security Force (BSF), FHQ, New Delhi,
has been transferred as IG (Pers). He is a Rajasthan Cadre IPS officer
of 1984 batch.

Sharan joins as Ambassador of India to Ivory
Coast
Anil K Sharan has joined as Ambassador of India to Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory
Coast).(We said this on Jan 5, 2012)

1981 batch IPS officer gets DG rank in Karnataka
Om Prakash has been promoted as DGP (fire and emergency services, home
guards and civil defence) in Karnataka . He is a 1981 batch IPS officer.

K Rajendera Kumar is Interim DGP J & K
Additional DGP Law and Order and Armed Police, K Rajendera Kumar has
taken over as interim DGP of J & K. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer.

MP bureaucrat to teach US teachers
A Madhya Pradesh bureaucrat Manoj Srivastava is going to teach over
one dozen United States of America teachers about "Ramcharitmanas".
1987 batch IAS officer Srivastava is presently Principal Secretary to
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh.

CBI short of staff
The CBI has told the Parliamentary Board that there is a big shortage
of staff and the Government should take remedial measures. It was reportedly
stated that there is a shortage of 626 working officers, 61 law officers
and 40 technical officers which totals to a requirement
of 855 of actual requirement for the officers.

Intelligence wars to be fought with files
and English language
That the rot is deep within the system of Government is deep is best
epitomised by UPSC which while asking to select intelligence officers
for FIU has chosen to select ministerial officers from EPFO, ESIC and
ministries and rejected Inspectors of Customs and Income Tax on minor
technical grounds. The question is how is UPSC selecting non Group A
officers and how did Department Of Revenue draft recruitment rules allowing
UPSC to select officers for the super sleuth agency. FIU"s experience
may well play out on other Central Intelligence agencies. Intelligence
wars in India will now be fought with files and English language.

Asit Pal in the Advisory Board of CVC
Former Executive Director of Corporation Bank, Asit Pal has been nominated
in the Advisory Board of the CVC for a period of two years.

Dr P. Prabhakaran is advisor to Kerala Government
Dr P. Prabhakaran who retired on May 31, 2012 has been appointed as
advisor to the Kerala Government. He is a Kerala cadre IAS officer of
1978 batch.

IAS changes in Himachal Pradesh
Arun Kumar Sharma will now be Deputy Commissioner, Shimla, vice Maneesh
Garg, who goes as Secretary, Finance. Sharma will also hold the additional
charge of Director, Tourism and Civil Aviation.Ram Swaroop Gupta will
be new Principal Private Secretary to the Chief Minister. Jeet Ram Katwal
will be Deputy Commissioner, Una, vice Kanshi Ram Bharti, who takes
over as Deputy Commissioner, Kangra. Amitabh Awasthi will be Deputy
Commissioner, Kullu. Priyatu Mandai has been made Special Secretary,
Finance, and Examiner, Local Audit Department.

Lt Gen Chachra is Chief of Western Army Command
Lt Gen Sanjeev Chachra is new GoC of the Western Army Command based
at Chandimandir, near Chandigarh.( We said this on May 14 )

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain is new Military Secretary
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, GoC of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps has been
posted as the new Military Secretary.( We said this on April 17 )

New posting of Ms Smita Gopal
Ms. Smita Gopal, Deputy Director, in the office of the Principal Director
of Audit, Economic and Service Ministries, New Delhi, on relief from
her present duties by Ms. Prachi Pandey, who will hold the additional
charge of the post till further orders, is transferred and posted as
Deputy Accountant General (Admn.), in the office of the Principal Accountant
General (G&SSA), Karnataka, Bangalore Shri R Subu who is proceeding
on training at IIM, Bangalore.

Two vacancies of HAG+ in IDAS vacant
As many as two posts meant for IDAS officers to be promoted into Higher
Administrative Grade (HAG) plus scale are lying vacant.

S N Mishra IDAS officer to be elevated
S N Mishra who is Pune based PCDA Southern Command is poised to be Higher
Administrative Grade (HAG) plus scale. He is an IDAS officer of 1979
batch.

Ms. NB Bharathi promoted in IB
Ms. N B Bharathi Assistant Director, (Intelligence Bureau) Government
of India, has been promoted as Deputy Director. She is an Orissa cadre
IPS officerof 1998 batch.(We said this on 15 May 2012 )

87 positions of IAS officers vacant in WB cadre
As many as 87 positions of IAS officers have been lying vacant in West
Bengal cadre. There are 227 officers in the position against strength
of 314 IAS officers in the State.

PESB invites applications for Director (Tech.),
CMPDIL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking applications for
the post of Director (Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design
Institute Limited (CMPDIL). Those willing to apply can send their applications
to the Board before August 3, 2012.

Air Marshal Arup Raha hands over Command of
CAC
Air Marshal Arup Raha Ati Vishist Seva Medal, Vayusena Medal, who was
commanding Central Air Command, Indian Air Force handed over the command
of Central Air Command (CAC), at a ceremony took place at HQ, Central
Air Command, Allahabad on May 31.

Air Marshal Arup Raha likely to take over
WAC, New Delhi on June 1
Air Marshal Arup Raha Ati Vishist Seva Medal, Vayusena Medal, is expected
to take over Command of Western Air Command (WAC), New Delhi, on June
1.

IRS officer nominated as Member, Placement
Committee
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, S C Jain, Member (Revenue), CBDT,
has been nominated as a Member of the Placement Committee.

Sudarsan Sethi is also DG, Harishchandra Mathur
Sansthan in Rajasthan
Sudarsan Sethi, Principal Secretary, Personnel, has been assigned additional
charge of Director General, Harishchandra Mathur Rajasthan State Rajya
Lok Prashasan Sansthan, Jaipur in Rajasthan. He is a 1985 batch IAS
officer of this State cadre.

Arya is also GM of NR and RCF
S V Arya, GM, WCR, has been given additional charges of GM/NR and GM/RCF.

Transfers and postings in Railways
A number of senior officers have been shifted in Railways. Accordingly,
Ms. Chhavi Jha SAG/IRTS, on return from deputation, has been shifted
to ECR and posted in the cadre while Manish Agarwal SG/IRSME, WCR is
being transferred to DMW/PTA and posted in the cadre and Shivendra Mohan
SG/IRSME was posted to DLW, NCR. Similarly, P S Bagadwal Rajbhasha Adhikari,
WCR, has been shifted to NCR; SP Singh SG/IRSME, DLW to ECOR; Rajnish
Arora SAG/IRSME, ECOR to CLW; Nihar Rajan Das SG/IRSEE, RB as Dir.EE(Dev)
on promotion to Sr.Admn Gr. As ED, Elect Engg(Dev)/RB; Raghunandan Prasad
SAG/IRSS, on return from deputation, to CR; SS Kalra SAG/IRSE, NFR to
RSC; DS Chauhan SAG/IRSE WR to NFR; Surinder Kumar SAG/IRSE NR to NFR
as CTE; N Buhpal Raj SAG/IRTS, SECR to SCR; Sanjeev Kishore SAG/IRSME,
RB as EDME(Dev) to NER and posted in the cadre; Jagdish Prasad SAG/IRSS,
SCR to ICF and posted in the cadre; J S Garg SAG/IRSS ICF to SR and
posted in the cadre; K P Vishwanathan SAG/IRSS NFR to CR and posted
in the cadre; Abhijit Roy SG/IRSE Metro to SER; RD Tripathi SAG/IRTS
WR to CR and posted in the cadre; P K Ranade SAG/IRTS CR to WR and posted
in the cadre; Mudit Anand JAG/IRSSE CORE to RDSO/LKO in the same capacity;
Rajeev Kumar Arora SG/IRPS, on return from deputation, to CR; Mrs.
Pushpa Joena Ekka, SER to CLW.

ACC approves of appointment of Khurana as Director
(Proj), MRVCL (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment
of R S Khurana, GGM, DFCIL, for the post of Director (Projects), Mumbai
Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVCL). The final approval is awaited
from Railway Ministry.

Snehlata Kumar gets three months extension
(UPDATED)
Ms Snehlata Kumar who is consultant in the Planning Commission has been
given three months extension in her deputation tenure. She is 1979 batch
IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Arvind Kumar appointed as PCCF in Sikkim
(UPDATE)
Arvind Kumar, Principal Secretary and Principal Resident Commissioner,
Government of Sikkim, New Delhi, has been promoted and appointed as
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)-Cum-Principal Secretary
to the Government with effect from June 1, in addition to his responsibilities
as Principal Resident Commissioner at Delhi. He is a 1985 batch IFS
officer of Sikkim cadre.

Revenue Deptt constitutes 3 benches of Settlement
Commission (UPDATED)
Three new benches of Settlement Commission have been constituted by
the Revenue Department including two in Delhi and one in Mumbai.

Sharavn Kumar appointed CEO Children's Film
Society (UPDATED)
Shravan Kumar has been appointed new CEO of the Childeren's Film Society
in Mumbai. He is 1992 batch IRS (IT) officer.(We said this on April 25 )

IRS officer P P Aspatwar promoted to JCIT (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer P P Aspatwar has been promoted
to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) in Karnataka
region.

IRS officer A K Sharma is ED, FDDI, Chhindwara
(UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Amit Kumar Sharma has been appointed
as Executive Director, FDDI, Chhindwara under the Ministry of Commerce
& Industry, New Delhi on deputation basis.

Tenure of CVO NPCIL extended
(UPDATED)
Deputation tenure of Sushil Chandra, Chief Vigilance Officer in the
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited(NPCIL), Mumbai has been extended
for a period of two years beyond 12.3.2012 to 11.3.2014.He is 1983 batch
IRSME officer.

CORPORATE

Dr. C Rangarajan to head Committee to look into hydrocarbon explorationDr. C. Rangarajan,
Chairman, PM's Economic Advisory Council, will head the Committee constituted
by Prime Minister to review the design of future Production Sharing
Contracts (PSCs) in Hydrocarbon exploration.

Shirambekar resigns as Company Secy. Mercator
Ltd
Ms. Suchita Shirambekar has resigned as Company Secretary of Mercator
Ltd w.e.f. May 29, 2012

Sharma appointed Independent Director, Jindal
Saw Ltd
Jindal Saw Limited has appointed Girish Sharma as an Independent Director
of the company.

Ramakrishnan appointed Addl. Director, Shreyas
Shipping & Logistics Ltd
Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Limited has appointed Ritesh Ramakrishnan
as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. May 30, 2012

S Chandrasekharan is GM SBT
S. Chandrasekharan has taken over as General Manager (Treasury) at State
Bank of Travancore (SBT) in Kerala.

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Adding to chaos
The personnel branch of any organization should be headed by a regular
cadre officer failing which the situation would be worse as is in the
case of NHAI where neither the cadre officers are being given any weightage
nor the officials of the relevant cadre are looking after the affair
thereby adding to the chaos.H K Dua

Setback to cadre of IRSE officers
This is indeed giving setback to the cadre of IRSE officers as honest
and upright officers are denied seniority and open line and others too
suffer. I hope now good sense ill prevail on Mukul Roy to get justice
to Rajeev Bhargava who has waited long and in spite of the fact that
very fabric of civil services has collapsed by ignoring the 1st Principles
i.e. Recruitment rule for GM (OL) stipulates benchmark of two clearances
out of 5 years and as I understand Rajeev Bhargava has double the standards
i.e. 4 out of 5 . This is case of injustice and where there is lack
of concern for sanctity of decisions by Chairman of ACC i.e. Prime Minister
and respect for directives of judiciary.

Kunal

Price of CNG smells conspiracy
The hike in Price of CNG smells conspiracy of the vested interest that
the petrol pumps (owned by Big wigs of Power center of Delhi) should
keep on selling petrol and diesel. If CNG is cheaper it will directly
affect them. This conspiracy should end.

Sanjay Rana

Unwanted advice
Ajit Singh, the 73-year old senior cabinet minister and veteran political
leader running his own political party for decades, certainly knows
what to do with the pilots' illegal strike, as also the Civil Aviation
Secretary who has over three decades of government experience. They
do not require the amateurish advice of a pilot or babu. A pilot may
know how to run an airplane but not how to run a government or ministry
or a PSU Airline, or how to deal with such a recalcitrant strike which
is fatal to their own company.

K P Singh

Abolish vacant posts
These vacant posts should be abolished. Reduction in the number staff
is taking place everywhere and so why not the posts of IAS officers?

Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant
to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW
AND PRACTICE and PIO's Guide to RTI by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)

Dr
Suresh Mehrotra has his lips sealed, if you have any whispers then send it to
us